The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-09-28


last Sunday morning. He will leave town
this week. The best wishes of the NoRTH-
ERNER, along with those of a host OF other
friends, will follow him and his estimable
family wherever they may be.
Broughton, the enterprising proprietor of
the 1.-Two Stores" didn't have time to pre-
pare new sad" this week, on account of the
enormous stock of new goods just received,
but those who come to the fair will find him
on deck, doing rushing trade at prices that
will be sure to suit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Cummings celebrated their
crystal wedding last Tuesday evening.
large number of invited guests we're present
and a general good time was had. Many
beautiful presents were received by the
worthy couple, but what most pleased the
lady of the house was an elegant gold watch,
the gift of her husband.
Next Sunday morning, the pastor of the
First Baptist church will commence a short
series of sermons on revivals of religion,
taking for his subject "What is Revival of
Religion?" AT night the service will begin
at seven o'clock, the first fifteen minutes to
be devoted to a service of song, after which
he will consider Lessons from the Fair"
Last Saturday afternoon, about twenty
| friends of Mrs. II. Freeman made her a
pleasant surprise on the occasion of her
birthday, at her residence on Maple avenue.
A bountiful supper was served on fine tea
set, which had been given to her by her
friends as a reminder of their esteem and
love. Mrs. Chsppell and Mrs. Dunning en-
tertained the company with music and reci-
! tations.
The following letters remained untalled
for in the Paw Paw postoftice for the week
ending September 18th; Geo. Anible, Mrs.
Joseph Bolton, Frank Bitely, Mrs. Mary
Brown, $. 4. Brown, Mary A. Garfield, Geo.
Chapel, L. J. Danger, Mrs. II. f. Hoage,
Warren l.. Field Mrs. Lydia French, Il. NJ.
Green, Mrs. j. p. Jadwip, d. Leisenring,
Stephen b. Mccormick, c. ID. Olds, Lola
Stanton, Matilda Wilson.
Edison Woodman returned last Friday from
a two weeks visit to Wisconsin, where he
was the guest of Mr.. Kellogg, the well known
Wisconsin breeder of fine Percheron horses,
the same gentleman whom Ed. accompanied
to France last summer During his visit he
took in the Wisconsin state fair and visited
the Grand Rapids fair while on his way
home. Well wager that it was the horse
department that attracted Eds attention
more than all the rest.
Superintendent Russell reports that our
public school has opened in manner that
compares favorably with last year, the most
prosperous year the school ever experienced.
1t was not expected that there would be as
many nonresident pupils as there were last
year, owing to the fact that farmers feel the
effect of partial failure of crops and cannot.
in many cases, bear the financial burden that
would be imposed on them by sending their
boys and girls away from home TO school.
Nevertheless, the attendance shows but a
very slight decrease, and everything indicates
a year OF profit and prosperity second to
none in the history of the institution.
We did not have the pleasure (?) of wit
Messing the ball game that was played
between the Paw Paws and Lawtons on
Friday last, but we regret very much to hear
reports that are derogatory to the conduct of
some of the visitors, three of whom. it is said,
had been too intimate with King Al. IL. Hall and
, that, in consequence of such intimacy, their
behavior was such as 10 disgust the specta-
) tors and the members of the home club, the
former leaving the grounds and the latter
declining to play after the eighth inning, at
the close of which the score stood sixteen to
twelve in fevor of the Lawtons. Up TO the
sixth inning the score was ten TO four in
favor of the home club, who would, doubt
less, have been victorious but Cor their dis
gust at the ungentlemanly behavior above
mentioned If the great national game can.
+ not be played in q gentlemanly manner, il
! had better be laid ON the ehelf.
The Bangor Democrat has recently con
tanned several articles defamatory of tn.
3 character of Mr. w. II. Nelson, former
we'll known and highly respected citizen anG
business man of that village. Finding itseli
2 in deep water, far beyond its noorings, the
q Democrat hauled down its sails and made
= full retraction of its calumnies. Commenting
on the matter the Reflector portnently re-
marks as follows: "The Democrat last weel
> took back all of its calumnies against w. ii
Nelson and frankly confessed them false
= While this is, perhaps all that il could do, j
lacks much of righting the wrong done.
little investigation into the charges before
+ they were published was as easy to make q,
i after, and would have saved the Dem0cFd
s tho humiliation of q square meal of crow
i There are other reputable business men il
the village whom the Democrat has attacked
q, through purely personal spite, to whom i
should apologize as openly as it has assaulted
them; but we pass that by and hope that th,
q odors arising from the basement may hence
forth be of the altar of roses rather than th'
fumes of WephitiS americana"
n Two young men were visiting our town
@ few days since. We saw them just as the!
r were getting ready TO go home. One, yer,
fine appearing young chap, was already il
B. the carriage; the other, who had already beer
: : imbibing too freely for his own good wanteC
= another drink before starting. "Oh come
: : on said he to the one in the carriage" "W,
won't get away until tomorrow night at this
rate" was the reply. "Come on" reiterated
: the thirsty chap. Il can't leave the horse,
:, said his comrade. "Come on, come on, insisted
T the other. "You can go get a drink if yor
Y want it," suggested the young man in tn,
carriage. "Oh! come on, don't want 4
a drink alone; what do you take me for?" wai
the reply. 81 can't leave the horse" insisted
n the other. who evidently had not been drink
: ing, didn't want to drink and didn't look lik,
n drinking man. But he finally yielded ant
went into the saloon. When they came on
2 he had cigar in his mouth, while the drink
l. ing fellow was smacking his chops and wip
: ing his lips. We don't think the sober on,
: drank anything, but we never saw better
illustration of the evil OF the perniciou'
!. American practice of treating. "I can't drinl
Q alone, what do you take me forl" expressed
y the idea exactly. A law that would make i